Invincible Dad-Chapter 612 These are enough!_1

"..."

Ruan Lan’s words left all eleven Holy Land Masters dumbfounded. For many years, this was the first time they had heard such words. At first listen, there seemed to be nothing wrong, but upon closer listening... This is definitely a swear word!

Daoist Chi Huo trembled with fury, his hand shaking as he pointed at Ruan Lan. "You little girl, how dare you utter such outrageous and shameful words?"

"Shameful my ass," Ruan Lan retorted fearlessly. "Just look at you, a man in his seventies or eighties, still thinking about kidnapping a child to threaten others.

"I ask you, do you still have a conscience? Do you even know what human decency is? 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"There are rules in the martial world: do not harm the elderly or children. Do you even understand that!"

"..."

Daoist Chi Huo was left speechless by her barrage of words, his anger boiling over. Finally, he stopped arguing.

He roared furiously, "Go to hell!"

He was a formidable Golden Core Realm expert, after all. A large ball of flame appeared in Daoist Chi Huo’s palm, dispersing the surrounding white fog and revealing the hundreds of thousands of Sect disciples on the beach below.

As the sun rose in the east, its light fell upon Ruan Lan. In unison, over a hundred thousand pairs of eyes turned to the sky, staring straight at her.

"...Hmm?"

Ruan Lan froze instantly. As fearless as she was, being stared at by more than one hundred thousand pairs of eyes made her feel as if she had been plunged into an ice cavern.

However, having already endured the Moon Clan’s siege, Ruan Lan quickly steadied her nerves. She casually tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and said calmly, "Let me say one more thing."

"Fine!" Daoist Chi Huo stared coldly at the woman before him, holding a fireball that seemed to make the very space around it burn and collapse.

Ruan Lan took a deep breath, cupped her hands to her mouth like a megaphone, and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Brother-in-law, save me!"

The window flew open. Xu Lai’s head peeked out. He looked exhausted. "What’s all this noise? If you wake up your sister, you’ll be in for it."

"Brother-in-law." Ruan Lan heaved a sigh of relief and, piloting her Formation, zipped over to Haitang Court.

His sister-in-law complained, "You could have shown up earlier. There are so many of them!"

Xu Lai sighed. He hadn’t wanted to get involved with the situation down the mountain, figuring he could just let Xiao Hai handle it. He never expected his sister-in-law to actually get caught up in it.

Now that she had a backer, Ruan Lan planted her hands on her hips and huffed, "None of you had better run! Just wait until I put the child to bed. I’ll beat the crap out of you cowardly bullies!"

Xu Lai couldn’t help but smile wryly. His sister-in-law really loves to stir up trouble.

Without even glancing at the eleven Holy Lands, he shut the window and went back to holding Ruan Tang, returning to the land of dreams.

"Xu Lai!"

On the other side, Daoist Chi Huo, having been completely ignored, burned with a thick killing intent. He bellowed, "You traitor of the Human Race! Don’t even think about escaping!"

WHOOSH!

He hurled the fireball in his hand. If there were no defenses, the entire Mount Haitang would be reduced to ash in an instant.

Mo Lian of the Dao Sect and the other Holy Land Masters watched with glittering eyes. In Hua Country, Daoist Chi Huo was known as the ’Fire God,’ having cultivated his fire-based Divine Skills to a state of perfection. Even if this fireball couldn’t hurt Xu Lai, it would force him to act to protect Haitang Court.

But they had clearly overestimated the situation. Xu Lai didn’t move at all.

Dragon Spirit Xiao Hai, who was present, simply blew a gentle breath. Like the flame of a lighter, the massive fireball was extinguished in an instant.

"..."

Daoist Chi Huo was stunned. Where did my fireball go?

Atop Mount Haitang, Dragon Spirit Xiao Hai drifted boredly amidst the clouds and blew on its whiskers. That fire was a complete joke.

"It’s the Dragon Spirit of Mount Haitang!" Daoist Chi Huo suddenly realized, his heart seizing in alarm. A few hours earlier, his flame dragon corpse, an artifact he had refined for decades, had been destroyed by this very Dragon Spirit.

It was precisely because of the Dragon Spirit’s intervention that they were convinced Xu Lai was colluding with the Moon Clan!

Of course, the only reason Xiao Hai had acted was because the dragon corpse had crushed a haitang flower. It would not explain itself, nor would it deign to explain to a group of weaklings.

"Stop at once! This is all a misunderstanding!"

Nearly ten figures flew over from the distance. They were Gao He and Tan Chang from the Martial Dao Association, along with four Watchmen and Xu Wandao.

"Pavilion Master of Red Fire Pavilion, do you have any idea what you’re doing!" Xu Wandao was so furious his teeth ached.

Aside from the reclusive Yunxiao Sect, none of the other major powers—the three Sects and nine Pavilions—were without their problems. First, Penglai Sword Pavilion broke the rules, leading to its destruction. Now, the three Sects and eight Pavilions had gathered all their disciples to besiege Mount Haitang. Did they think this was the Bright Summit?

"Of course, we know. Today, the three Sects and eight Pavilions are here for one reason: to kill the traitor Xu Lai and restore order to the Human Race!" Daoist Chi Huo’s expression softened slightly. "Xu Wandao, out of respect for your ancestor, Xu Yanyang, I’ll give you this chance. Leave now, and don’t be unappreciative."

Although Gao He’s Boundary wasn’t high, not even reaching Ninth Grade, at that moment, he represented the Martial Dao Association of Hua Country. He cupped his fists and asked, neither servile nor overbearing, "Senior Chi Huo, forgive my audacity, but why do you believe Senior Xu Lai is a traitor?"

"Because Xu Lai and that Golden Core Realm demoness from the Moon Clan conspired to kill the eleven of us! Because Chang’an City fell today due to Xu Lai colluding with the Moon Clan from the inside!" Daoist Chi Huo fiercely waved his sleeve, his voice cold. "Are those reasons not enough?"

"Pavilion Master of Red Fire Pavilion, you may not be aware, but the Moon Clan is exceedingly cunning and despicable. It’s possible this is a deliberate frame-up against Senior Xu Lai," Gao He said earnestly. "I urge all Sect Masters and Pavilion Masters to see clearly and not be deceived."

"Ridiculous," Sect Master Shen Xun of the Formation Sect sneered. "We had a chance to kill that Moon Clan demoness, but the Dragon Spirit of Mount Haitang intervened and helped her destroy the Red Fire Pavilion Master’s flame dragon corpse."

"Exactly. If they weren’t in league, why would the Dragon Spirit of Mount Haitang act?" questioned Qi Jiuyang of the Blade Sect, a curved blade in his hand.

Gao He was stunned into silence, sweat beading on his forehead.

However, it was Zhao Wumian who stepped forward, his voice deep. "I am the Watchman of the Early Morning. I don’t know what misunderstanding has occurred between you and Senior Xu Lai, but I am willing to guarantee his innocence with my life!"

There were twelve Watchmen in total. Only those who passed a strict selection could earn the title, representing the very backbone of Hua Country’s Martial Dao.

Qi Jiuyang’s pupils constricted. "You alone are not enough!"

"I, Zhang Henshui, am also willing to guarantee it," Zhang Henshui said calmly. "This old bag of bones may not be worth much, but I have never misjudged a person’s character."

"I, Zhang Suzi..."

"And I, Yao Yuan..."

A series of voices rang out, causing the expressions of the eleven Holy Land masters to change drastically. If the word of Zhao Wumian, the Watchman of the Early Morning, wasn’t enough, then adding Zhang Henshui of Midday, Zhang Suzi of the Afternoon, and Yao Yuan of Midnight certainly was.

A guarantee made on the lives of four Watchmen was enough to save anyone, even someone who had committed the most heinous and unpardonable crimes.

But they still refused to back down. They refused to believe that Xu Lai had no connection to the Moon Clan.

"If the word of four seniors isn’t enough, then I will add the name of my ancestor, Xu Yanyang, and the heroic souls of my Xu Family who have died over the last three hundred years," Xu Wandao said, emphasizing each word. "Sect Master Qi, is *that* enough?"